The effects of child sexual abuse on the protecting parent(s): Identifying a counselling response for secondary victims

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-299

  McCourt, John ^a   Peel, Jennifer C F ^b   O'Carroll, Pierce ^b  

^a Wirral Social Services   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0031669617     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515079808254061     Document Type: Article

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